What color is #CDE1F1?

#CDE1F1 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Salty Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDE1F1?

The RGB value is 205, 225, 241: 205 red, 225 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDE1F1?

The complementary color is #F1DDCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDE1F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDE1F1 color

#CDE1F1 rgb(205, 225, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CDE1F1 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 88.2% green and 94.5% blue (205, 225, 241).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 56% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Salty Ice (#CCE2F3), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.64:1).

#CDE1F1 color codes

HEX	`#CDE1F1`
RGB	`rgb(205, 225, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 88.2%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 56%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 15%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 7%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.53, -3.44, -10.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.53, 10.61, 251.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.975, 73.179, 93.746)`
Decimal	`13492721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDE1F1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CDE1F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDE1F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CDE1F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cde1f1; }
.text { color: #cde1f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cde1f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 225 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cde1f1, #cdcff1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CDE1F1?: #CDE1F1 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Salty Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDE1F1?: The RGB value is 205, 225, 241: 205 red, 225 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDE1F1?: The complementary color is #F1DDCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDE1F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.